Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on May 7, 2019. DoD Photo
Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan told the U.S. Naval Academy graduating class of 2019 to challenge the status quo, look for the hard jobs in their careers and not fear failure.
Citing the Samurai culture in feudal Japan, Shanahan said the most feared and dangerous of all the Samurai were those who were cut by an opponent’s sword but lived to fight another day.
“Why?...